Women's experiences of exercise as a treatment for their postnatal depression

A nested qualitative study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4228201
AutoresRuth Pritchett (0000-0002-9958-1233, University of Birmingham), Kate Jolly (0000-0002-6224-2115, University of Birmingham), Amanda J Daley, Amanda Daley (0000-0002-4866-8726, University of Birmingham), Katrina Turner (University of Bristol), Caroline Bradbury-Jones (0000-0002-5237-6777, University of Birmingham)
Año2020
Volumen25
Número5
Páginas684-691
Fecha de publicación2020-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105317726590
PMID28882072
OpenAlexW2753212208
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas13

Women with postnatal depression are often reluctant to take medication postnatally and access to psychological therapies is limited. Exercise offers a freely available treatment option but depressed mothers' experience of exercise has not been investigated. We conducted a qualitative study nested within a randomised trial of an exercise intervention for women with postnatal depression. Women described deterioration in their sense of identity postnatally and through experiencing depression and described the positive impact exercise had on their sense of self. Views of exercise as treatment for postnatal depression ranged from doubts about its practicality to positive comparisons with other traditional treatments and to improved recovery

Depression (economics · Intervention (counseling · Physical exercise · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Randomized controlled trial · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Family Support in Illness · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine